Prelude to Chemistry, an Outline of Alchemy

by Read, John

1st ed. thus

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Book Description

Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press, 1966. 1st ed. thus. Softcover. VG/-. 8vo. xxiv, 328pp. 63 plates. Olive green wraps; scuffed, a bit grubby and light edgewear. Bound material is clean and tight. Reprinted from G. Bell & Sons Ltd. 2nd edition of 1939. Traces the history of alchemy from its ancient origins, as a prelude to chemistry and a discipline in its own right. Numerous facs. woodcuts and illustrations.

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